See and Do

Visitors are always stunned by the variety of activities available in Dawson City. For a small, northern town, Dawson has something to see and do for everybody. However long you’ve planned on coming, we assure you, it’s not long enough. In fact, we bet you can’t find a place in the Yukon that has as much to do in such a small area as our perfect, little town!

We have everything you expect to do in a northern town and more! Don’t believe us? Take a look at the listings below or better yet, stop by our visitor centre. As a guest in our town you’ll have a hard time packing it all in. We guarantee you’ll leave here wanting to visit again!

Another great Dawson event!

Have a great time!

Klondike Fact

The Klondike region is known as such because of the Klondike River, which flows into the Yukon River at the Dawson town site. The name Klondike comes from the Han word Tr’ondëk, meaning hammerstone water. This was the original name for the river we now call the Klondike. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in used to hammer stakes into the riverbed and weave branches between them to create weirs that guided fish into carefully set basket traps. Early gold seekers had difficulty with the First Nation’s word, so the name ‘Klondike’ was the result of poor pronunciation.